DENVER (KDVR) — Two people are dead after a crash on U.S. 287 in Larimer County on Friday night that closed the highway, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
CSP said that troopers responded to the crash, involving a 2018 Honda Accord and a 1987 Chevrolet Suburban, at about 6:18 p.m. The agency also said that about three minutes before the crash, someone called 911 and reported the Honda as a possible drunk driver.
The crash was located on U.S. 287 at Red Mountain Road, about 11 miles from the Wyoming state line and 18 miles north of Laporte.
CSP said that the Chevrolet had been traveling south on U.S. 287 at milepost 372 when the Honda traveled from the northbound lane into the southbound lane. The Chevrolet’s driver tried to avoid the crash and hit a guardrail before being hit head-on by the Honda.
Both vehicles were engulfed in flames and both drivers were trapped inside their vehicles, CSP reported. Their identities will be released by the Larimer County Coroner’s Office once both drivers’ next of kin have been identified.
By 6:36 p.m., CSP had closed the highway in both directions for the two-vehicle crash and was asking motorists to choose alternate routes and expect delays in the area.
The agency also said that the investigation is still active and as of 7:40 p.m., it does not have an estimated time for the roadway to reopen. CSP’s vehicular crimes unit is leading the investigation.
The area has proven deadly in the past as well: In February 2024, three University of Wyoming swimmers were killed in a single-vehicle crash.
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